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Still borrowing gear (new set up should be ready for next weekend!), but I just got in from a nice hour in Canberra.
I actually got a massive kick out of it!
First time positive ID on Carina Nebula and Eta Carina, as well as Orion Nebula. I'm using a celestron astromaster 70, and am finding that I can see about 90% as much in my nikon monarch binoculars, but with a much wider field of view, which is helping me find stuff. Also, I have a wide angle (24mm F2.8) lens on my DLSR, and was able juuuuust make out the dark vee shape on an image i shot with the camera lying on my deck face up with a 30sec iso 800 exposure.
Thanks for the idea, and for the heads up that the moon rise was as late as it is... I need to keep an eye on that, it made for really great conditions.
Last edited by jahnpahwa; 13-04-2020 at 09:47 PM.
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